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Elizabeth Winifred Welch

Female 1907 - 1982  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Winifred Welch was born on 28 Sep 1907 (daughter of Thomas William Welch and Elizabeth Frances Finch); died on 12 Oct 1982.

    Elizabeth married Henry L. Hughes in 1939. Henry was born on 7 Mar 1898; and died. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas William Welch was born in 1885 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (son of Benjamin Welch and Sarah Ann Biggs); died about 1959.

    Thomas married Elizabeth Frances Finch on 25 Dec 1906. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Frances Finch and died.
    Children:
    1. 1. Elizabeth Winifred Welch was born on 28 Sep 1907; died on 12 Oct 1982.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Welch was born on 10 Apr 1843 in 11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1851 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (son of Benjamin Welch and Priscilla Harris); died on 17 Apr 1894 in 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Hawker
    • Occupation: 1871; Lamplighter
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1881; Porter at a Boot Shop
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, West Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1884, 2 Block, Prior Buildings, Wilmer Gardens, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1884, 4, Wilmer Gardens, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Informant: 23 Sep 1884, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; for his father-in-law's death
    • Informant: 18 Dec 1884, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; for his father's death
    • Occupation: 1894; Newspaper Seller

    Benjamin married Sarah Ann Biggs on 21 Apr 1867 in St John The Baptist's Church, Hoxton, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. Sarah (daughter of Richard William Biggs and Sarah Sutton) was born on 12 Sep 1843 in 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England; was christened on 15 Oct 1843 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died on 22 Nov 1903 in 12, Casterton Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Ann Biggs was born on 12 Sep 1843 in 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England; was christened on 15 Oct 1843 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (daughter of Richard William Biggs and Sarah Sutton); died on 22 Nov 1903 in 12, Casterton Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Birth: 11 Sep 1843
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 10, West Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1894, 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England
    • Informant: 2 Sep 1894, Hackney, Middlesex, England; for her mother's death
    • Residence: 1903, 12, Casterton Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England

    Children:
    1. Sarah Ann Welch was born on 3 Mar 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1937 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
    2. Lydia Elizabeth Welch was born on 24 Nov 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1918 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
    3. Ann Maria Welch was born on 12 Jul 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1926 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
    4. Susan Jane Welch was born in 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England; died in 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
    5. Emily Welch was born on 1 Feb 1879 in 11, Long Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died on 2 Mar 1963 in 28, Mead Plat, Willesden, Middlesex, England; was buried in Islington Cemetery, East Finchley, Middlesex, England.
    6. Maria Alice Welch was born in 1882 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1943 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
    7. 2. Thomas William Welch was born in 1885 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died about 1959.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Benjamin Welch was born in 1804 in Chichester, Sussex, England; was christened on 20 Jul 1804 in St Peter the Great's Church, Chichester, Sussex, England (son of William Welch and Sarah); died on 18 Dec 1884 in 8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Lamplighter
    • Military: 23 Jun 1824; in the Royal Navy on HMS Valorous (Boys 6)
    • Military: Between 29 Jun 1829 and Apr 1831, Malta; an Ordinary Seaman in the Royal Navy on HMS Melville
    • Residence: 1843, 11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 3 Apr 1881, 8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: 1884; Gas Company's Pensioner

    Notes:

    Military:
    Date of allotment 7 September 1829 Victory. In the British Royal Navy the term able seaman (abbreviated AB) referred to a seaman with at least two years' experience at sea. Seamen with less experience were referred to as landmen or ordinary seamen.

    Census Return:
    1881 census - RG11/383 folio 76 pg 6 - 8 Paul Street, Shoreditch
    Benjamin Welch age 75 - wid - head - pensioner lamplighter (volun ?) - born Colchester

    Benjamin married Priscilla Harris. Priscilla (daughter of James Harris and Ann Jenkins) was born in 1804 in Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England; was christened on 29 Apr 1804 in St Michael's Church, Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England; died on 9 Mar 1868 in 8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Priscilla Harris was born in 1804 in Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England; was christened on 29 Apr 1804 in St Michael's Church, Castle Frome, Herefordshire, England (daughter of James Harris and Ann Jenkins); died on 9 Mar 1868 in 8, Paul Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Alternative Birth: Wales
    • Occupation: Monthly Nurse
    • Residence: Between 1825 and 1826, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
    • Residence: 1827, London, England
    • Residence: 1829, 8, Langthorn Court, London, England
    • Occupation: 1841; Tailoress
    • Illiterate: 1843
    • Residence: 1843, 11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    (Medical):Morbus Cordis is heart disease.

    Children:
    1. 4. Benjamin Welch was born on 10 Apr 1843 in 11, Charles Street, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1851 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died on 17 Apr 1894 in 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England.
    2. Margaret Jane Welch was born on 17 Nov 1845 in St Luke's Parish, Islington, Middlesex, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1851 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1914.

  3. 10.  Richard William Biggs was born on 8 Apr 1815 in Cottons Gardens, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; was christened on 14 May 1815 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England (son of Richard Biggs and Ann Lytham); died on 23 Sep 1884 in 10, Union Walk, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Between 1841 and 1884; Cordwainer/Shoemaker
    • Census Return: 7 Jun 1841, 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Illiterate: 1843
    • Residence: 1843, 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 1881, 10, Union Buildings South, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1884, 10, Union Walk, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

    Notes:

    Census Return:
    1881 census - RG11/385 folio 58 pg 48 - 10 Union Buildings South, Shoreditch
    Richard William Biggs - age 65 - head- marr- cordwainer - born Shoreditch
    Sarah Biggs - 69 - wife - born Ware, Hertfordshire
    Daniel Biggs - son - age 27 - carman - born Shoreditch
    Thomas Biggs - son - age 21 - carman - born Shoreditch

    Richard married Sarah Sutton on 11 Sep 1842 in St Matthew's Church, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. Sarah (daughter of Daniel James Sutton and Sarah Templeman) was born in 1819 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 25 Apr 1819 in St John and All Saints Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 2 Sep 1894 in 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Sutton was born in 1819 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 25 Apr 1819 in St John and All Saints Church, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England (daughter of Daniel James Sutton and Sarah Templeman); died on 2 Sep 1894 in 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Bonnet Maker
    • Residence: 1843, 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
    • Census Return: 2 Apr 1871, 11, Union Buildings, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    • Residence: 1894, 34, Havelock Road, Hackney, Middlesex, England

    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Ann Biggs was born on 12 Sep 1843 in 1, Pullens Buildings, Patience Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England; was christened on 15 Oct 1843 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died on 22 Nov 1903 in 12, Casterton Street, Hackney, Middlesex, England.
    2. Richard Thomas Biggs was born on 16 Mar 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; was christened on 12 Apr 1846 in St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; and died.
    3. Daniel Biggs was born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; died in 1852 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
    4. Daniel Biggs was born in 1853 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; and died.
    5. Thomas Biggs was born in 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England; and died.